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For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.

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But when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards man appeared,

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Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

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Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;

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That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.